India Bans Chinese Clone Phones

Strange for India to enforce the ban of cloned handsets from China, considering the country itself isn’t exactly that prosperous to make sure everyone can afford a decent, basic branded handset from more reputable manufacturers. According to Indian Cellular Association (ICA), the main reason behind this is safety as several handsets from China come with fake batteries that could be a potential fire hazard. Apart from thatm several handsets ship without the so called “International Mobile Equipment Identity” (IMEI) number that enables these phones to be traced to prevent their use by terrorists. We wonder whether this ban will be enforced by other countries or not…